Startup are brutal

You haven’t see IB & consult folks ig. Tears dry up here :):

Olaaaa is a 💩💩 Don't ever join that shit and if there pls leave asap. Sw*ggy has also become something similar....continuously degrading since last two years

When you are paid above the market, everything else comes with it. Startups are only for those folks that enjoy the kick that comes with it. It isn't for everyone.

I cried today lmao.

Imagine working for a healthcare company where the ceo regularly schedules meetings with any employee he chooses and bullies them on any topic of his choosing. This topic of abuse never makes sense .. ranges from the expression on your face to testing your ability to stay numb to his constant nonsensical yelling. Oh! He is doing it cause he cares...

I saw nowadays even service base companies face this issues. They're also overloaded with bunch of different workload. Those who don't have probably are fired or lucky.. Everyone are under same roof dear!

lol. Indian banks make you cry too. And I have seen such things in fmcg brands. Global investment banks are also pretty bad. Not restricted only to startups

It's only worth it if you have esops or cofounder or close to management.i would rather work in mnc doing normal stuff than work late night in startup

I was fired (start up) last month 8th. I have till this month end. No back up so far. I’m studying though! I think preparing aptly and getting into a product based MNC is a good option! Also in a future event of getting fired I would never be disheartened or discouraged! Would just move on to a better place and make wiser decisions!! Love to all of you hustling out there!♥️

And sadly some don’t have a choice.

I have worked with startups since 2019, Work with an early stage startup only if you know the founder personally, people who knew the founder since hostel days were given preference for promotion. One benefit is you can try a variety of work, you will never receive no, I used to work for a WITCH company, I tried switching profile, I received no at every level. In early stage startup, sales guy can try product with one approval within a week. Don't go looking for a stable career in startup, look for trying different roles, facing extreme politics. And, The greatest output of working in a startup would be that you start your own after working there. The other way is you take a promotion within your profile and switch to a more stable company or an MNC

It’s a free market. If they don’t pay you enough for the stress and other issue, one can always leave.

A donkey is better in evolutionary terms. Being a human and behave like donkey is the worst thing.

I was once in a tiny startup that tanked. Wrote more code in a year there compared to my 4 years of prior experience. For some, startups can be life changing. This catapulted my career. Looking back, all of those sleepless nights, ever changing requirements, vague problem statements, tight ass deadlines, only made me better at what I do. Only one thing has stayed constant though - “What am I even doing here?”

Worked in a startup for 2 years, huge work pressure but great pay, got good bonus as well. However, quit for work life balance. Some of my learnings are: -Founders set unrealistic expectations, upper management agree to it as thats why they are hired and then the pressure ultimately gets passed on to junior employees who work their asses off to ensure huge bonuses and esops for upper management. Nobody cares about culture. -Upper management leaving suddenly is a sign if some drastic changes, do not ignore this. -Startups run on funding, so they just cook stories in every 4-5 months to stay relevant in the funding market and pump up the valuation by announcing something new. If things are not going as planned, they repackage the strategy with some jargons and call it Pivot. -when a startup is struggling to secure funding, start looking out for a switch as cost cutting would have been already planned. -Dont compromise other dimensions of your life be it health or relationships because you will be replaced as soon as you resign and believe it or not as rightly mentioned in the post, we are actually building someone else’s dream right !

We have a ex- OYO teammate he's been shown actual gun by oyo's partner hotel owners, startups are not for regular folks.

So true Folks at work are pulling late nighters daily and idk how the hell How’s gonna tell them about their health

It's tough to sustain.

I'm in the same situation, I literally cried today!!

Know few colleagues who are taking therapy due to work stress.